Although Happy wanted to be an engine driver as a boy, he stacked up many achievements as an anaesthetist and doctor both in Ceylon and the UK. As a boy, when the monsoons transformed trenches at his father’s estate into mini rivers, he'd make a raft, rowing to neighbouring areas to pick fruits that had fallen from the storm - encountering cobras and water snakes along the way.

Detailed summary
(with time stamping for ease of access)

0:00:22.2:When and where I was born.

0:00:35.2:What it was like growing up in Ceylon.

0:00:56.0:Interesting memories from my childhood.

0:01:54.5:How I gained the nickname 'Happy'.

0:03:16.7:Growing up during the war.

0:05:55.7:My school days.

0:06:54.7:My career ideas as a young man.

0:07:44.6:How I won an award from the Association for the
Advancement of Science.

0:08:42.7:How I became a doctor and came to England.

0:11:54.0:Gaining my Fellowship in England.

0:13:06.0:An interesting case involving a Heart Attack.

0:15:10.6:When I came to England and relating experiences.

0:17:32.7:Landing at Southampton and first observations.

0:17:55.8:How we left Ceylon.

0:20:34.9:One of my proudest achievements.

0:21:28.7:What I missed about Ceylon.

0:22:04.7:Blessings of similar cultures: British and
Burgher.

0:22:25.5:Winter.

0:23:17.1:Life Now.

0:25:47.1:My one desire after qualifying.

0:26:16.6:What I love about London.

0:27:46.0:How I'm a Burgher.

0:28:50.7:The Burgher surnames of some of my friends from
Ceylon.

The End

With my wife Eleanor

In Sri Lanka with my family

Monkey Business

A thriving and vibrant community in
Ceylon (the now Sri Lanka) for over 500 years.